Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)Chapter VI : Determination and calculation of compensation64. Certain compensation to employers prohibited |
| (1) | Any employer who deducts from the earnings of an employee any amount or receives any amount from him to compensate the employer directly or indirectly for any amount which the employer is liable to pay in terms of this Act, shall be guilty of an offence. |
| (2) | Any court convicting an employer of contravening subsection (1) shall, in addition to any penalty it may impose, order the employer to pay to the commissioner within a specified period and in instalments or otherwise as the court may determine, such amount as he has received contrary to the provisions of subsection (1). |
| (3) | The commissioner shall pay the amount received by him in terms of such an order to the employee from whose earnings that amount has been deducted or from whom the amount has been received. |
| (4) | Upon application by the employer the court may at any time, on good cause shown, extend the period within which the amount referred to in subsection (2) is payable or amend the amount of the instalments. |
| (5) | An order made under this section shall have the effect of a civil judgment of a magistrate's court in favour of the commissioner. |